Alwar State Explained

Native Name:अलवर राज्य
Conventional Long Name:Kingdom of Alwar
Common Name:Alwar
Capital:Alwar
Year Start:1770
Year End:1949
Date End:7 April
Event End:Accession in
Dominion of India
S1:Dominion of India
Flag S1:Flag of India.svg
Image Flag2:Alwar flag.svg
Image Map Caption:Alwar State in The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Stat Area1:8547
Stat Year1:1895
Stat Pop1:682,926
Today:India
Rajasthan

Alwar State is a princely state of Naruka Rajputs with its capital at Alwar in India. Founded in 1770 CE by Pratap Singh Prabhakar, its reigning ruler, Maharaja Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.

History

Alwar State was established in 1770,by a Kachwaha Rajput named Pratap Singh Naruka.

Following the Partition of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India with the state's forces participating in and encouraging the killings and expulsion of its Hindu population.[1] On 18 March 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On 15 May 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.

Rulers of Alwar state

Relics

The Alwar City Palace, or Vinay Vilas, built in 1793 by Raja Bakhtawar Singh, is now a district administrative office.[3]

Revenue

The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs.3,200,000.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. From Torrent to Trickle: Indian Muslim Migration to Pakistan, 1947—97. 20837002. Khalidi. Omar. Islamic Studies. 1998. 37. 3. 339–352.
  2. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India
  3. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/in-a-state-of-neglect/article18591365.ece In a state of neglect Rana Safvi, The Hindu, MAY 28, 2017
  4. Web site: Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 5, page 265 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library.